The book aims to “complement” the standard curriculum and counter the bewildering narrative of climate facts that reflect current data and research.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (February 2, 2023) – Heartland Institute New Book, A Climate Overview for Teachers and Students: Facts on 30 Outstanding Climate Topicswill hit schools across the United States this week, bringing more than 8,000 middle and high school science teachers with the latest data and research on climate. The 80-page book covers 30 climate topics commonly discussed in science classes, as well as in the public and media, and provides data showing the earth is not in a climate crisis.
The book is designed to be easy for teachers to use to integrate into their lesson plans with content divided into five sections: (1) Atmosphere and Land, (2) Sea and Ice, (3) Extreme Temperatures and Weather, (4) People and Animals, and (5) Science and Policy Controversy.
Data in the book – with footnotes in each chapter citing sources – compiled by the author Anthony Watts, senior fellow in environmental policy at the Heartland Institute, who has worked as an aerial meteorologist since 1978; And James Taylor, president of the Heartland Institute, who has researched and communicated on climate and energy policy for Heartland for over 20 years. The book has been edited by H. Sterling BurnettHeartland Institute director Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy and managing editor of Environment & Climate News.
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All three climate experts will present at the Heartland Institute 15order International conference on climate change in Orlando, Florida, February 23-25.
“Teachers and students need a concise, scientifically compelling summary of the most frequently discussed climate change topics,” said the President of the Heartland Institute. James Taylor. “Climate Overview for Teachers and Students provides exactly that. Furthermore, the summaries have the perfect format and length to be used as a daily lesson or homework.”
“The goal of this book is to present facts that are often ignored or completely distorted by experts and mainstream media,” said the senior fellow at the Heartland Institute. Anthony Watts. “Seeing that the book was going to be attacked from the start, because it went against the ongoing climate narrative, every topic was practically addressed to government science agencies like NOAA and NASA, as well as peer-reviewed scientific publications. Those who read these facts for the first time may be shocked to discover that what they are told is true, it simply is not.”
“With regard to climate change, too many science classes have become indoctrination labs, teaching students to think about this important topic, rather than how to think about it and make inferences based on facts and using the scientific method,” he said H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D., director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy at the Heartland Institute. “With this book, we are bypassing the usual channels of communication with students and teachers, which are forbidden from free climate debate, and going straight to the source. climate topics – stay away from any hysterics, personal and political ads. Anyone who wants to understand the true state of climate science, based on government data and peer-reviewed literature, rather than headlines and quick sets of white papers, should read Climate in wink,” he said.
Among the facts in this book against the common and false stories of climate alarmists:
Cultivation, p. 6: As the climate warms modestly, global crop yields have set new records almost every year. That is partly due to longer growing seasons and higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Flood, p. ten: The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that it has “low confidence” about how climate change is affecting flooding. The annual cost of flood damage in the United States (as a percentage of GDP) has fallen dramatically over the past 120 years.
Snowbag, p. twelfth: The average range of snow and ice in North America is roughly the same as it was in the late 1960s, when US satellite measurements began. There has been only a modest decline in Eurasian ice and snow in recent years.
Coral reef, p. 24: Corals thrive in warm rather than cold water, and recent warming has allowed corals to expand their range. The main cause of coral bleaching is not “global warming” but rather sediment and agrochemical runoff.
Ocean acidification, p. 32: Sea water is not too acidic with the pH of surface seawater only decreasing by 0.1 pH unit since 1850 and still well above the neutral pH number of 7.
Sea level rise, p. 36: Global sea levels have risen more than 400 feet since the beginning of the current interglacial period, like the one between ice ages. NASA satellite instruments, with readings dating back to 1993, show that global sea levels are rising at a rate of just 1.2 inches per decade with no indication that that rate is increasing. .
Storm, p. 41: The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found no increase in the frequency or severity of storms despite moderate warming.
American Heatwaves, p. 49: The all-time highest temperature record set in most states occurred in the first half of the 20th century. Heat waves in recent decades have been much less severe and frequent than in the 1930s.
US wildfires, p. 54: Even during the worst recent wildfire seasons, those fires typically burned one-fifth to half as much land as standard wildfire seasons in the early 20th century.
Climate Refugees, p. 58: Despite much fear, the majority of islands that climate activists predict will create “climate refugees” due to sea level rise have actually seen an increase their land area in recent decades. The United Nations confirms that casualties related to climate-related disasters have decreased this century.
Polar Bear, p. 69: Polar bear populations have increased dramatically in recent decades despite claims to the contrary made in the media and among climate activists. Polar bears have thrived in climates much warmer than what we are experiencing today.
For more information about the distribution of this book, or to interview the authors, please contact Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Jim Lakely at [email protected] or call/text 312-731-9364.
The Heartland Institute is a national free-market think tank founded in 1984 in Chicago and currently located in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The Economist magazine called Heartland “the world’s most prominent policy think tank promoting skepticism about man-made climate change.”
Heartland has hosted 15 International Conferences on Climate Change and published 3,000 pages Climate Change Revised Book Series by the International Non-Governmental Council on Climate Change.
The Heartland Institute is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1984 and headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Its mission is to discover, develop and promote free market solutions to economic and social problems. For more information, visit our website or call 312/377-4000.
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